Kisito Assangni

Kisito Assangni, UK, France
Kisito Assangni is a Togolese-French curator and consultant who studied museology. Currently living between London, Paris and Togo, his research interests gravitate towards the global circulation of images, critical education, aesthetic hierarchies, and archival systems. He investigates the processes of valorisation and visibility of contemporary practices in relation to media arts cultures within new paradigms in both artistic and socio-economic fields. His discursive public programs and exhibitions have been shown internationally, including the Venice Biennale, ZKM, Karlsruhe; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Centre of Contemporary Art, Glasgow; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Malmo Konsthall, Sweden; Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles; Es Baluard Museum of Contemporary Art, Palma; National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow; Hangar Centre for Artistic Research, Lisbon among others. Assangni has participated in talks, seminars, and symposia at numerous institutions such as Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Ben Uri Museum, London; Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki; Kunsthall 3.14, Bergen; Depart Foundation, Malibu; Cambridge School of Art, UK; Sint-Lukas University, Brussels; University of Plymouth, UK; University of Pretoria, South Africa; Motorenhalle Centre of Contemporary Art, Dresden. He coordinates a vast array of cultural projects.

Articles (31)

SPACES OF ENUNCIABILITY: De-ritualized Dialogues in Contemporary Context, an Interview with Igor Grubic
Article date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

SPACES OF ENUNCIABILITY: De-ritualized Dialogues in Contemporary Context, an Interview with Igor Grubic

Igor Grubic (Zagreb, 1969) has been active as a multimedia artist since the early nineties. His work includes site-specific interventions in public space, photography and film. He represented Croatia at the 58th Venice Biennale.

Dialogical Intimacy
Article date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Dialogical Intimacy

Aïda Patricia Schweitzer develops a critique of the body as an artistic tool and site of representation, thought as a scenario resulting from precise human decisions, through a heterogeneous artistic practice that crosses performance, painting, drawing, embroidery, installation and video.

DISENTANGLING ARCHIVES - How We Are Entering a New Era: The Case of Pixelache Helsinki
Article date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

DISENTANGLING ARCHIVES - How We Are Entering a New Era: The Case of Pixelache Helsinki

Disentangling archives give us the ability to enter a new era as we disposition between organic and artificial telepathic communication. In this article, the aim is to overcome digital colonization of the human brain by analyzing the 20 years of the Pixelache archive.

Living Poetic Abstraction: In Conversation with Stephanie Cime
Article date: Thursday, November 18, 2021

Living Poetic Abstraction: In Conversation with Stephanie Cime

On the occasion of her solo exhibition REBIRTH at Balthasar Brussels, Kisito Assangni discussed with Stephanie Cime on the process behind what he describes as "stunning works" presented in the show.

The Aestheticized Interview with Eugene Ankomah (Ghana/UK)
Article date: Monday, June 7, 2021

The Aestheticized Interview with Eugene Ankomah (Ghana/UK)

Eugene Ankomah is a visual artist, mentor and personality who is both known for his many innovative but unpredictable styles of art, as much as for his ever changing self created “Art Persona’s”, evolving fashion sense and for his ground breaking public art installations designed to create greater cohesion within the context of knife crime.

Hassan Sharif: I Am The Single Work Artist
Article date: Friday, January 8, 2021

Hassan Sharif: I Am The Single Work Artist

The travelling exhibition Hassan Sharif: I Am The Single Work Artist is the largest and most comprehensive survey of Sharif’s work to date and his first major retrospective show in Europe.

The Aestheticized Interview with Angelina Voskopoulou (Greece)
Article date: Monday, December 7, 2020

The Aestheticized Interview with Angelina Voskopoulou (Greece)

"In the few past months of isolation while all kind of performances and concerts were canceled, a public dialogue opened around the support of artists in Athens, Greece. Artists have found themselves again unprotected and full dependent on government decisions and lack of state care for the arts".

The Picture Is Not at Ease
Article date: Thursday, November 5, 2020

The Picture Is Not at Ease

“The Picture Is Not at Ease” is an exhibition of three artists Chen Ying, Su Yu-Xin and Wang Ziquan, showcasing their creative exploration in the visual fields of painting, video and relief and latest works. The mechanism of drew picture produces new meaning and new space for reading with the profound changes in the world order and daily experience brought by the pandemic.

The Aestheticized Interview with Nika Oblak & Primoz Novak (Slovenia)
Article date: Monday, October 5, 2020

The Aestheticized Interview with Nika Oblak & Primoz Novak (Slovenia)

Nika Oblak & Primoz Novak have been working collectively since 2003. In their art practice they examine contemporary media and capital driven society as they dissect its visual and linguistic structure.

The Aestheticized Interview with Fatos Irwen (Turkey)
Article date: Monday, July 6, 2020

The Aestheticized Interview with Fatos Irwen (Turkey)

"I spent the last 3 years as prisoner in prison. My body was usurped. 3 years of my stay in prison was a performative experience for me from beginning to end. And I drew a picture like crazy. All my creative potential had been revealed".

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